Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 891 Persuasion
April [-]th was the day when Shengjia left Beijing.

The prince's elder brother and the civil and military ministers who followed were all ugly (two o'clock in the morning) leaving the city from Xizhimen, and Cao Yong was no exception.But he didn't bring his luggage, nor did he prepare a carriage for a long journey like other ministers, but rode out of the city.

In his bosom, there was a letter of request written overnight.Because the seventh elder brother is seriously injured, please delay to go to Rehe.

He is the son-in-law of the seventh elder brother, the forehead of Prince Chun's residence, so he can't just leave the capital with his followers when the seventh elder brother's life is at stake.

Arriving outside the Changchun Garden early, he asked someone to pass the booklet in.

In front of the Changchun Garden, horses and chariots gathered, no matter if it was the prince's clan, ministers of civil and military affairs, or all the officials who came to send off the holy car, they all gathered like this.

The Eight Banners guards have finished their rest, and they can start their journey when Kangxiluan drives out of the garden.

However, until Sichu (nine o'clock in the morning), the sun was getting full, and there was no movement.The officials in front of Changchun Garden have already started whispering.

Many officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are busy before and after the trip, and Yi Duli is among them.Seeing this, Cao Yong stopped him and asked, "Have you seen Lord Sixteen?"

"I met you at the beginning of Yin (three o'clock in the morning). Master Cao is looking for Master Sixteen?" Yi Duli asked.

Cao Yong nodded and said: "Well, if your lord sees him, please inform Mr. Sixteen and say that Mr. Cao is looking for him."

Since a few days ago, Yiduli has been stationed in Changchun Garden, preparing for the departure of the emperor, so he still doesn't know what happened to Seventh Prince's mansion.

He knew about the friendship between Cao Yong and Brother Sixteen, so he agreed without thinking too much, and even sent two officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to look for Brother Sixteen in the garden.

Before Elder Sixteen could show up, a servant came out with the imperial decree, and the emperor's departure from Beijing was postponed until April [-]th. All the princes and the clan entered the garden, and the civil and military ministers dispersed.

Everyone knelt to listen to the imperial decree, with different expressions.

Why did Sheng Jia delay leaving Beijing? Could it be that the dragon is not in good health?

The emperor is 69 this year, and in the ninth year of the next year, and since the Queen Mother passed away, the emperor's body and bones will not be as good as before.

Even if someone is well-informed and knows that Brother Seven has had an accident, they will not link it with Sheng Jia's delay in leaving Beijing.

After all, there are more than 20 princes under the emperor's knees, and the seventh elder brother has a low background and incompetence, so he has never been valued by the emperor.

Only Cao Yong immediately thought of Brother Seven and was a little uneasy.

For the elderly emperor, his sons and grandchildren were strong, so he really had to be on his guard; it was not impossible for a son like Seventh Prince, who reassured him, to arouse his "love" heart occasionally.

It's ridiculous to say that when the eighth elder brother was seriously ill, Kangxi was afraid that he would die in Haidian Garden, and it would be unlucky for Shengjia to pass by, so he ordered him to move back to the city.

The one who is so cruel is the emperor, and now maybe the drama of "benevolent father" is staged again.

There are still two days left to work, and today's booklet has not been released, and it will be done tomorrow.

Cao Yong made up his mind, so he rode forward immediately, found the carriage of Sun Zhaqi and Tian Congdian, the ministers of the Ministry of household affairs, asked for leave with the two ministers, and went to the city first.

When he arrived at Seventh Prince's Mansion, Cao Yong was stopped outside the gate.

Looking at the armed guards and the guards holding swords, Cao Yong frowned.

Brother Seven's "falling off the horse" yesterday was not random, he chose the day before Sheng Jia left Beijing, there must be his intentions.

Xu is thinking that all the important people in the capital will leave the capital, and this "rehabilitation" will be more comfortable, and it will not be easy to make mistakes.

Sheng Jia's delay in leaving Beijing was already unexpected. Looking at the posture, he wanted Sheng Jia to come in person, and Cao Yong's palms were a little sweaty.His mind was running fast, thinking about whether there were any openings before and after the "falling off the horse" of Brother Seven.

Kangxi is indeed an old man, but he is not an ordinary old man. Even if there is no evidence, as long as he becomes suspicious, it will be a disaster for Seventh Brother.

"It's Cao Yong who is here!" After being notified by the guards, it was Elder Seventeen who came quickly.

"This is the prince's son-in-law." Elder Seventeen said to the two guards.

The two guards just bowed to salute and turned aside.

Cao Yong had already reported his identity just now, but their little guards did not dare to let people into the mansion without the order of their superiors.After all, they were ordered to guard the palace, clear away the idlers, and wait for the holy driver.

"Seventeenth Lord, is the prince awake?" Cao Yong asked without hesitation.

Elder Seventeen shook his head, and said: "Still in a coma, I heard that the fever has persisted since last night, Seventh Sister-in-Law and Da Gege are bedside sick, and they haven't rested yet."

While talking, the two entered the second gate of the palace.

Because Shengjia wanted to come in person, guards were also arranged outside the second gate.

Walking to Brother Seven's dormitory, I saw brothers Hongzhuo and Hongjing sitting on chairs outside with red and swollen eyes.

Seeing the seventeenth elder brother and Cao Yong coming in, the two brothers got up and greeted them.

Hong Zhuo is fine, he is already an adult, and he is tall and tall, but his face is a bit haggard; Hong Jing is only eleven, his face is pale and his body is already shaking.

Seeing that their brothers were dressed like yesterday, Cao Yong couldn't help frowning, and asked: "Have you been guarding all night?"

Hong Zhuo and the others nodded worriedly, Cao Yong sighed, and said to Hong Zhuo: "Hong Shu is not here, you are the biggest elder brother in the palace, and now the prince is hurting, you should take care of it. Xiao, although filial piety is commendable, but it should not be taken care of well, don't get sick, and make parents more worried."

After hearing this, Hong Zhuo felt a little ashamed, bowed his head and said, "What brother-in-law said is that I was careless and didn't take care of my younger brother."

Seeing that it was because of his own fault, Hongjing said, "Brother-in-law, I have to guard it myself. I'm worried about Ama, and I won't be able to sleep even if I go back."

Before the youngest elder brother was born in Chunwangfu last year, Hongjing was the youngest son of the palace. Seventh elder brother loved him very much, and the relationship between father and son was very good.

Seeing Hongjing's swearing appearance, Cao Yong couldn't say much.

After all, due to his father-in-law's status, he can't teach these brothers-in-law at will.Especially Hongjing, because of Chuyu's half-brother, he is not close to Chuyu's sister, and he doesn't see Cao Yong twice a year.

It's just that even the young Hong Jing was guarding, but he didn't see Hong Xin. Cao Yong's heart sank, and he asked Hong Zhuo, "Is Er Niang sick?"

Although Hong Zhuo was a young man in his twenties, he couldn't help being a little miserable when his father injured his mother, and said: "Well, my sister-in-law has been watching for half the night, and I can't bear it. After dawn, my sister asked Hong Xin Going to serve."

At this moment, the inner room has already heard the movement outside.

Chu Yu came out from the inside, first squatted down on Elder Seventeen, and when she looked up at her husband, tears could not help but roll down.

"Father-in-law is an auspicious person and auspicious person, and he will be able to resolve the calamity safely. Don't think about it." Cao Yong stepped forward two steps and said in a low voice.

Chu Yu's body was trembling, she lowered her head to wipe away her tears, raised her head, and said to Cao Yong, "Have you handed over your leave paper?"

"Well!" Cao Yong nodded and said: "But I haven't seen the emperor yet, and the papers haven't been approved yet. The Seventeenth Lord said that the holy driver will come to the mansion in the afternoon, and I will ask you to have a look at it then."

Hearing that Kangxi was coming, Chuyu and his brother didn't feel any joy, but became more and more uneasy.

They could also imagine that if their father's injuries were all right, how could Huang Mafa, who was leaving the capital today, move to the palace without hesitation.

Seeing his wife's painful appearance, Cao Yong even felt guilty, and almost couldn't help pulling her aside to tell the truth.

However, he still didn't act rashly.

Even if the seventh elder brother is sympathetic to his son, "deceiving the emperor" is "deceiving the emperor". Neither Kangxi nor the fourth elder brother will tolerate this.

The best solution is to keep this matter in the stomach and keep it a permanent secret.

He stretched out his hand, took his wife's hand lightly, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I'm going to ask someone to donate money to the temple to pray for my father-in-law. It's May, and we will take out the proceeds from Daoxiang Village, Scattered ice and herbal tea on the street..."

Chu Yu couldn't help it anymore, tears streaming down her face, and nodded vigorously.

The room was gloomy and gloomy, and the atmosphere was oppressive and suffocating.Even Elder Seventeen, his eyes felt a little sour.

At this time, the chief of the palace came in to report that Sheng Jia had arrived at the mansion and was bringing the third elder brother, fourth elder brother, and sixteenth elder brother to the inner courtyard.

After everyone heard this, they hurried out of the house and walked into the yard, where they saw Kangxi leading the crowd coming towards him.

Everyone hurriedly knelt down to meet him, Kangxi stopped, glanced at Seventeenth Elder Brother and Cao Yong, and said, "Get up, how is Seventh Elder Brother?"

This was asked about Elder Seventeen, Elder Sixteen returned to the garden in the early morning to return to his command, and seeing that he was very tired, Kangxi ordered Elder Seventeen to go ahead and take someone over to the palace to take care of him.

"If you go back to Emperor Ama, Seventh Brother is still unconscious..." Elder Seventeen bowed and replied with a bit of heaviness.

Kangxi's expression darkened, and he stepped into the yard.

At this moment, Chu Yu also helped Qi Fujin out, and knelt at the door to welcome him.

Seeing the haggard appearance of the two women, Kangxi showed some kindness on his face, waved his hands and called out, "I will order the best imperial physician to treat Seventh Brother, and I will use the best medicine. My sons are all Those who are promising will not be unfilial. Don't be afraid, take good care of Seventh Brother, who is the hero of the Aixinjueluo family."

Both Qifujin and Chuyu were in tears, thanking Sheng En.

The third elder brother and the fourth elder brother stood behind Kangxi, the shock in their hearts was incomparable.Is this kind old man in front of him really their Huang Ama?
Once upon a time, only the second elder brother who was born after the Yuan Dynasty was truly regarded as a son by the emperor's father, who was taught strictly without losing his compassion;

Looking at Kangxi's hunched figure due to his old age and his gray braids, Elder Sixteen felt panicked.

Yesterday, he saw Brother Hongzhuo's panic.

For the son, the father is a big tree, which allows these little hozens to be sheltered and free.

If there is something wrong with the emperor's father one day, he may be more pitiful than Brother Hongzhuo.Hong Zhuo still has brothers and sisters, but he has elder brothers, but he has no flesh and blood.

After seeing Brother Seven's injuries with his own eyes, and hearing the terrified report from the imperial doctor, Kangxi's face was very ugly.

He glared at the two imperial physicians, as if he was going to kill someone, and shouted: "No matter what, Brother Seven must be cured!"

Those two imperial physicians seemed to have eaten Coptis chinensis, they didn't dare to shoulder this responsibility, and they didn't have the guts to resist the order, so they could only kowtow and lead the order with ashamed faces.

Before leaving, Kangxi ordered someone to send a letter to Xining to call Hongshu back to Beijing...

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Nian house, the main house in the inner courtyard.

Looking at the old man sitting on the kang and smashing walnuts with a jade paperweight, Nian Gengyao just felt a headache.

"Father, why did you go to Cao's house? What is this? Do you want to save your son's face?" Nian Gengyao had just returned from Changchun Garden, and when he heard the news that the old man went to Cao's house to "visit" yesterday, he couldn't even make up his clothes. It was too late to change, so I rushed over to ask.

"Face? Your young governor has a lot of face!" The old man cracked open a walnut, put half a walnut kernel into his mouth, chewed hard twice, and said with a cold snort: "Even if you are also the governor of Shaanxi, the second rank is still the same. Second Grade, what are you crazy about?"

"Father, what my son is asking about your visit to the Cao Mansion?" Nian Gengyao asked in a rough voice, holding his neck.

"It's not that you are an unfilial son who offends people for nothing. I am a bad old man. I don't want to be scared to death by you, so I can only give up this old face to make amends!" Nian Xialing was also a little annoyed when he saw his son's anger, and said with a downcast face. .

Nian Gengyao frowned upon hearing this.

He was surprised, why his father had been a feudal official for more than ten years before he became an official, why he was as timid as a mouse.

Two years ago, when the case of Meng Guangzu, a member of the third elder brother's family, came out of Beijing to collect money, Nian Gengyao was questioned. After hearing the governor's seal, the old man was so frightened that he fell seriously ill and almost died.

Now, it was just a little friction with Cao's family, so he came to "apologize" regardless of his status.

Nian Gengyao just felt that his father had lost all face, but as a son, he could only suffer, so it was hard to say anything else, and said awkwardly: "What is the Cao family? If you offend them, what can you do? Even if you don't do it for me." Think about it son, but also think about elder brother. Eldest brother will always get back up, if he repairs the capital, it will be embarrassing if he looks up and sees Cao Yong."

Seeing Nian Gengyao's unreasonable words, Nian Xialing became more and more annoyed: "What's the embarrassment? You're playing with your prestige, and you don't want us to live in peace? Cao Yong has been in Beijing for many years, and he has acted as a human being. When did someone pick a fault? Are you majestic? But I don’t know that it has become a joke. You ask someone, what is the governor in the eyes of the rich and powerful in the capital? To put it bluntly, it is not as good as a dog in the palace. You don’t know your size? Then Why are you still flattering Meng Guangzu? Now that outsiders flatter you a few more words, you will be light-hearted, and you will not know what to do."

Nian Gengyao blushed from being scolded, clenched his fists, panted heavily and did not speak.

He has been an official in the frontier for more than ten years, and he has become accustomed to arbitrarily deciding who to follow.Even if it was his biological father in front of him, he would not listen to such harsh words.

Knowing a son is like a father, seeing him like this at such a young age, what else do you not understand.

The old man let out a long breath, waved his hands, and said, "That's all, that's all. You go!"

When Nian Gengyao went out, the old man sat on the edge of the kang and thought for a long time before he called his eldest son Nian Xiyao over, and said: "Prepare a heavy gift, and you will send it to Cao Yong's mansion yourself!"

Nian Xiyao was a little dazed when he heard this, and said: "Father, Cao Yong is following this year, isn't he leaving Beijing today?"

Nian Gengyao didn't mention it when he came back, and they didn't know about Shengjia's delay in leaving Beijing.

"As a gift for the Dragon Boat Festival, please say hello to Mrs. Li. Before Cao Zhizao was alive, he had some friendship with me..." the old man ordered with a bit of fatigue.

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There are guests at home, it's a mess, as early as possible tonight. ^_^
(End of this chapter)